Meth lab, child discovered at New Castle home

Five arrested after State Police investigation turns up active meth lab

3:09 PM,
Mar. 1, 2013

Written by

Andrew Walker
awalker@muncie.gannett.com

Five New Castle residents were arrested Thursday after state police raided a home and discovered an active meth lab with a toddler nearby.

According to an Indiana State Police media release, members of the Indiana State Police Pendleton District Meth Suppression Squad served a search warrant on the home at 1609 Irvine Ave. in New Castle about 6 p.m. Thursday. When officers entered the home, they "found a working meth lab along with chemicals used in the manufacture of meth."

In all, five were arrested in the probe and face various preliminary criminal charges, according to the release: ...